Preview — Angel
by James Patterson

In the seventh book in the bestselling series, evil scientists are still trying to convince Max that she needs to save the world, this time by providing the genetic link in speeding up the pace of evolution. Worse, they're trying to convince her that her perfect mate is Dylan, the newest addition to the flock. The problem is that, despite herself, Max is starting to believIn the seventh book in the bestselling series, evil scientists are still trying to convince Max that she needs to save the world, this time by providing the genetic link in speeding up the pace of evolution. Worse, they're trying to convince her that her perfect mate is Dylan, the newest addition to the flock. The problem is that, despite herself, Max is starting to believe it.

Fang travels the country collecting his own gang of evolved humans, but the two separate flocks must unite to defeat a frightening doomsday cult whose motto is Save the Planet: Kill the Humans. And this time, the true heroine, for once, might just be little Angel....more

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*for all reading this, I want you to know that I am an avid, crazy- obsessed max ride fan. its just that this one installment... well, you'll see.I might update this later, when I sound more normal and get the disapointment out of my system.*

and since it's MR, I can't rate it lower than a four. Sorry to all those who agree with the following review. __________________________________________________________________

Dear James Patterson,

I am willing to forgetSPOLIERS. LOTS AND LOTS OF SPOILERS.

*for all reading this, I want you to know that I am an avid, crazy- obsessed max ride fan. its just that this one installment... well, you'll see.I might update this later, when I sound more normal and get the disapointment out of my system.*

and since it's MR, I can't rate it lower than a four. Sorry to all those who agree with the following review. __________________________________________________________________

Dear James Patterson,

I am willing to forget Maya and Dylan and this 'book' that you published if, in the next one, you bring Max and Fang back together. There are many different types of books that you can pull off a romance switch like that, but Max Ride isn't one. This is where the fandom interrupts your writing, because nearly 90% are team Fang.

SO, I suggest that this next and final novel you are writing should end with Max and Fang. This isn't about what you want as an author. You can go and write a side novel just for yourself to satifsy this whole Dylan romance switch feeling. But you are selling these books, and if you want to make money, then you need something people want. Which is FAX.

And even though I think you are trying as hard as you can to make it a clean break, I think it would be an insult to all the other books, along with all your fans, to not fix their relationship. At least have them be best friends again. PLEASE. _______________________________________________________________

COMPLAINTS:

1. QUOTE: "Never, Max," Dylan said. "I'm programmed to imprint on you. You know it. I can't fight the urge to be with you, no matter what."UNQUOTE.

JAMES PATTERSON, PLEASE DON'T TELL ME YOU JUST MADE A FREAKING TWILIGHT REFERENCE.

2.Mr. Patterson, you must be kidding me...YOU WANT MAX AND DYLAN TO HAVE KIDS? It wouldn't be that bad if it was Fang.BUT DYLAN? AND KIDS?

That whole subject in this book disgusts me. It's like it came out of some spaztic teenage girl's messy fanfiction. Its a plot twist that, yes, confused many and was unsuspecting to all readers, but its JUST WRONG. The only good thing that came from that was the jet scene... the only scene where there was a Max/Fang moment that didn't end in, "oh yeah, thats cute, but I'm supposed to hate you so forget it."

3. MAYA. JUST NO. NOT COOL.

And Dylan should have died after that hypodermic needle incident. just sayin'.

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GOOD PARTS (?)- The plane ride. I already mentioned that, but still, favorite scene. - Angel's alive and has forgotten about the "I rule the world" idea. (but how dare she pick Dylan over Fang!) - That Iggy didn't stay brainwashed. And the Ella thing fell apart. - That Jeb is possibly dead, along with Dr. Gunther Hagen - That there is a *possible* way this book can end that would work for me. (sorry for being so selfish in this review...)

There is a way. Since the Fang Gang and the Maxalators didn't completly wipe out the Doomsday Group, then that means in the next book they can do so. And since Max's clone is hangin around, that means that Dylan may have a chance to get a little side tracked....

So brings me to my...

conclusion.

What could happen?

PLAN #1. The world catastrophe ends - either the world is destoryed or they save it. Since this is Maximum Ride and not The Hunger Games, I'm guessing the latter. Maya and Dylan both die, Max + Fang.

PLAN #2. No Max + Fang. I burn the book.

PLAN #3. Dylan, meet Max's clone, who is a bit nicer and more prone to not hating you. Maya, meet Dylan. And in the back, Max and Fang get back to normal. This, for me, is the best, but it might be a bit too Disney. But then again, so are most of the relationships in this book.

Thanks for reading, if you spent the time to listen to my complaining and actually get down this far to read this complaint. I hope that the next (and final, btw) book will finally bring this series to a semi happy close.

**EDIT** 4/9/12I tried to reread this. Looking back its way, way worse than I let on before. It is a horrifically written book - guys, my five year old brother could write better than this....more

Flaw 1: Max and Fang were in LOVE. They were best friends before that and would tell each other ANYTHING. Once they see each other in this book they have nothing to say to each other and act like strangers! Okay, maybe I was expecting a little heartfelt reunion, but THIS?!?! What the hell was THAT?! That was two middle school friends seeing each other afterFinished this so long ago but never reviewed. SO MANY FLAWS!!!!!!!!!

Flaw 1: Max and Fang were in LOVE. They were best friends before that and would tell each other ANYTHING. Once they see each other in this book they have nothing to say to each other and act like strangers! Okay, maybe I was expecting a little heartfelt reunion, but THIS?!?! What the hell was THAT?! That was two middle school friends seeing each other after 20 years and having nothing in common anymore. NOT the best duo I could possibly ever think of. That was a MAJOR plothole. Try to intertwine some memories, please James!

Flaw 2: Dylan. >:( As soon as Fang leaves, Max sits in her room for a day then runs with open arms to Dylan! Okay, Fangs gone, time to move on! I don;t THINK so. Max apparently fell in love with him? Sure. Okay. She knew him for like 3 months and knew Fang since they were little! Dylan is a freaking ROBOT!!! FANG has been with you all of those times, not DYLAN! *So much more to write, but...I just can't.

Flaw 3: Max 2. Nothing more has to be said.

Flaw 4-2308: Not even going to get into those. The whole book sucked and at parts I had to put it down for the rest of the day I was so wound up. I swear, if max doesn't end up with Fang in the last book and DYlan doesn't get his heart broken BRUTALLY, I will organize a lynch mob and...oh nevermind. I've never been this disappointed or pissed at a book in ym life. When I threw it against the wall, it left a dent.It was the angels....more

Hmmm... I think if Fang dies, I will too. So that's why I feared for my life in Fang.

I think I know what Max would say right about now: "If Fang is in any way harmed - if he gets a hangnail - you won't see another morning."

As for the whole Max/Dylan thing, it would depend on if it lasts. This would be the ideal situation: 1. Max falls for Dylan2. Max sees Fang or hears from him or something like that.3. Max realizes that she loves Fang more than Dylan4. Fang gets jealous/ protective of Max5. DyHmmm... I think if Fang dies, I will too. So that's why I feared for my life in Fang.

I think I know what Max would say right about now: "If Fang is in any way harmed - if he gets a hangnail - you won't see another morning."

As for the whole Max/Dylan thing, it would depend on if it lasts. This would be the ideal situation: 1. Max falls for Dylan2. Max sees Fang or hears from him or something like that.3. Max realizes that she loves Fang more than Dylan4. Fang gets jealous/ protective of Max5. Dylan leaves or dies

The end!But I think this is what will happen instead:

1. Max will resist falling for Dylan2. Max will fall for Dylan, then will hear from Fang and be all mad at him4. Fang will get jealous and will either fight an internal war or come and beat the mess out of Dylan (I'd prefer option #2)5. JP will give us another agonizing year-long waiting period to sit and wonder what'll happen next.

I think I'd rather have a cliffhanger because that'll mean there's a guarantee of another book.

Sorry, people, I'm a screaming fangirl for these books. But a little more sophisticated now that I've squealed for around an hour after reading about "Angel". Can't wait, regardless of how the book turns out. (Unless of course Fang dies. Then I'll die too, but not before burning the books)...more

Well, considering the imprinting in this book is from one teenager to another and that they are actually BIRD mutants (the term imprint originated from the act of a baby bird bonding with it's mother), it isn't quite as icky as a wolf imprinting on and falling in instatruelove with a newborn baby. Because we all know that bestiality combined with pedophilia is totally romantic, right?Also posted on STRANGEMORE.COM.

Oh schnikes.

James Patterson is now using the word "imprint" now. God help us all.

Well, considering the imprinting in this book is from one teenager to another and that they are actually BIRD mutants (the term imprint originated from the act of a baby bird bonding with it's mother), it isn't quite as icky as a wolf imprinting on and falling in instatruelove with a newborn baby. Because we all know that bestiality combined with pedophilia is totally romantic, right? But still, Patterson. WTF?

Other than the obvious blatant attempt to appeal to the Twilight generation with the onset of a love triangle between a blond Adonis-type mutant and the rugged dark-haired broody mutant, I had a lot of fun reading this book and the series in general.

I probably should be ashamed to say that I read the Maximum Ride series, but who am I kidding? I have no shame. It's a guilty pleasure. I started reading them before I matured literaturicly, and no, I'm not sure that I'm proving my point by using a made up word like literaturicly but "So what? Who cares?" *multiple exaggerated shoulder shrugs*

The Rundown

For you sci-fi gurus, you may notice similarities with James Cameron's masterpiece television series Dark Angel, which if you haven't watched... what the hell is wrong with you? Let me break it down: Jessica Alba, as a mutant, kicking ass while wearing leather - Do you need more convincing than that? REALLY?!

Some facts about the Maximum Ride series by James Patterson:

* Girl named Max, short for Maximum. * She kicks ass and doesn't stop to take names. * She is a mutant with special abilities because of her recombinant DNA. * She has a "flock" of other friends with special abilities. * Her love interest is part of her group but it seems they are destined to NOT be together. * Her main job is saving the world, but she mostly ends up just doing a few odd jobs here and there.

While this may not be Dawson's Creek with mutant teens who have a ridiculously large vocabulary, it IS a lot like Dark Angel, complete with angst, wangst, and a love triangle but specifically with recombinant DNA bird kids! WOOOOOO!

These books are by no means "brain food." In fact, most would consider them juvenile, which is one thing I love about them. They don't use complex or lyrical language. They can be melodramatic at times, but mostly they are just unadulterated fun, not to mention entirely addictive.

The Tone and Pacing

The Maximum Ride books usually fly at a breakneck speed and don't often slow down. The flock is always on the move, always performing ridiculous feats of awesomeness, and always making stupid jokes. Regardless of the camp in these books, they have a lot of heart also, as well as great messages for younger teens or pre-teens.

"There's nothing more dangerous than someone trying to act for the greater good."

Which is so true in lots of ways. Many horrific things have been done in the name of the greater good. Hitler thought the Holocaust would create a superior master race. Religious extremist think that ridding the world of all religious opposition is for the greater good. People who think they have the best intentions can often be the most ruthless.

Apart from messages about saving the world and being the best version of yourself, there are also not-so-complex undertones about doing what's right and taking care of the planet. It did get a little preachy for my taste in one or two of the books, but overall, the series is still worthwhile and hella fun to read. And there is only ONE more after this book. *cries like a little baby, like a little baby in it's crib*

The Verdict

I'm so ridiculously attached to these books and these characters that I just can't give this one any less than 4 stars.

There are not very many articulate reviews of these books (I mean one review actually calls a main character "butt poop") and unfortunately the books themselves are not highly intelligent. There aren't really any prerequisites here. No thinking required.

The Scarecrow could read these books. *sings* "If I only had intelligent conversational techniques."

These books are FUN, FUN, FUN! And mainly just that, which is exactly what I needed....more

Okay, I have officially been putting off this review for more than a week. This always seems to happen to me after I read a Maximum Ride book ... and that's because, writing reviews for them is so dang exhausting. There's so many things wrong with them, I just can't ... even ... GAH! As you can see, I am already speechless with horror. The fact that these books are popular/best-selling is ten times as mind-blowing as the fact that they were published in the first place––which just makes me sad.Okay, I have officially been putting off this review for more than a week. This always seems to happen to me after I read a Maximum Ride book ... and that's because, writing reviews for them is so dang exhausting. There's so many things wrong with them, I just can't ... even ... GAH! As you can see, I am already speechless with horror. The fact that these books are popular/best-selling is ten times as mind-blowing as the fact that they were published in the first place––which just makes me sad. I try to avoid totally bashing books and all, but sometimes a book deserves a bashing. And Maximum Ride is one of those books that deserves A WHOOPING.

Now, I'm guaranteed to get a few whining comments saying, "SO LYK IF U DON'T LIKE THEESE BOOKS Y DO U KEEP REEDING THEM?!" And the truth is, I DON'T KNOW. The next time someone sees me reading one of these books, please tear it out of my hands and hit me over the head with it and scream, "Bad Brigid!!! You will regret losing those brain cells someday!" Except, I don't know, it's just so much fun. It's like watching a train wreck. It's so terrible, yet I can't bear to look away. I find myself watching and watching and seeing just how much more horrible it can get.

Also, I did genuinely like the first couple of books. In the original book, I was in love with the plot/characters. No, it was never the most unique story known to mankind. MUTANTS. EVIL SCIENTISTS. Okay, we've seen it all before. But at least The Flock made it very enjoyable. At one point, they were all likable characters. I feared for their lives, and I really cared what happened to them. But gradually ... that all vanished. They've all become quite annoying and unrealistic, and frankly I no longer care how their story ends. I suppose it's partly due to the fact that I was 13 when I started reading them and I'm 18 now; needless to say, I've matured since the series first appeared on the face of the earth. Then again, a good book is a good book, no matter how old you are. And from what I remember of the first book, it wasn't ground-breaking but at least it was gripping––while the last four books have been pretty dreadful. What was once my favorite series is now one of my all-time least favorites.

(So now I've spent three paragraphs ranting and I've barely scraped the surface of this review. *long sigh* I knew this would happen! Why me? Why why why? I actually reserved my entire free block to write this ... I'm sitting in my school cafeteria with my laptop right now and I only have 15 minutes before I have to hop on the bus and go home. AAHHHH!!!! Well anyway, this is pretty much irrelevant. Moving on.)

*Ah hem* So without further ado, I bring you my review of ANGEL, the seventh Maximum Ride book. As always, I will try to hide as many spoilers as possible, but I'm pretty careless about dropping them so ... if you haven't read it yet and you REALLY CARE that much, then I wouldn't recommend reading this until after you've finished the book. Okay? Okay!

Aaaaahhhh. Where to begin, where to begin?

Well, after finishing the last book I said to myself, "Lemme guess. The next book is going to be called ANGEL"––because, well, it made sense considering the last two books were called MAX and FANG and I doubted anyone would want to read a book called, you know, NUDGE or GASMAN. So, ANGEL seemed to make the most sense. (Of course, as I noted in my review for FANG, I wouldn't have been surprised if this book was called TOMATO based on the inconsistency of the titles.) Well, anyway, I WAS RIGHT. HAHA.

You can pretty much tell just by looking at the cover of ANGEL, that it's a train wreck waiting to happen. It has strayed from the kickass/violent/sci-fi aspect and is now obviously trying to aim itself toward the paranormal-romance lovers––hence the sexy-looking girl on the cover (who I pray to God is supposed to be Max and not Angel) and the mysterious winged hottie lurking in the background (not sure if it's supposed to be Fang or Dylan ... but then again, I don't really care). And how convenient that one of the main characters is named Angel and angel-human romances have been a recent fad. So by calling the book ANGEL and making the cover ... uh, what it is ... you made the book look marketable to all the brainwashed teens out there. Hooraaayyyy!

Fang has supposedly ditched Max and sworn never to look at her again for the next two decades. For what reason? Because he's JEALOUS. Yeah, he's known Max his entire life, and has supposedly been in love with her for a good deal of that time ... then this other dopey hot guy shows up and in a flash Fang is gone. Like … really? REALLY?! Sure, Max shows some interest in Dylan, but not so much that I see him being any threat to Fang. Obviously Fax is going to happen, since it's been developing for the past seven books whereas Dylan has only just shown up in the sixth book ... and is the most pointless character ever. It wouldn't make any sense! And if Max and Dylan end up together, I know I'm not going to be the only one who is majorly pissed off.

(Oops, that took me my entire free block ... and then I left this review alone for almost three weeks. That's how frustrated I am. Anyway. CONTINUING NOW.)

So, you get the idea. Max and Fang have split up (so not repetitive of the third book at all). Max and the remainders of the Flock (plus Dylan) are supposedly going to go off and find/help other mutants. Fang goes off and collects a team of a few other mutants to form his own little mini-army.

Then there's some evil organization trying to brainwash the world ... being like "Humans should be happy that they're going to die! And mutants will take over! Hooray! KILL ALL THE HUMANS!" ... Which, you know, is totally original and stuff.

Well, that's the plot in a nutshell. I can't go into much more detail than that, since of course, it's all over the place as usual. Really, the only thing these books have going for them is that they're addicting––in the train wreck way, as I mentioned before. I only keep reading them because I'm curious to find out what happens, and to watch them get crazier. So if, in that case, you don't think this review is legitimate––then feel free to ignore it.

So now, to rant. (Oh my God, I've barely even started yet. This may be my longest review ever. ASDFGHJKL.)

I don't know how else to go about doing this in a logical manner, so ... MY ISSUES WITH THIS BOOK:

- I'm still lost as to what the conflict is, exactly. Since the 4th or 5th book (don't remember which one) they've been claiming there's going to be some apocalypse, but there's no explanation as to why it's going to happen. All we keep hearing is "All the humans are going to die, and the mutants will be the only ones to survive, and they'll have to take over. Etc." Okay, so this totally contradicts the first few books. It used to be "SAVE THE WORLD, MAX!" And now it's "EVERYONE IS GOING TO DIE EXCEPT FOR YOU, MAX!" So, did the whole "save the world" thing only apply to stopping Itex? But they kept telling Max she was made to save the world ... And if that's the case, why are they now telling her that she CAN'T save the world? And how do they know this apocalypse is happening? And HOW is it going to happen? There's no explanation at all!

- The whole love triangle ... square ... whatever geometrical shape it is ... Anyway. It's totally unnecessary. It's totally just being used as a marketing tool, rather than something to contribute to the plot. Because I tell ya, it does nothing for the plot at all except make it even more messy. Obviously, the writer (whoever the heck writes these books) just wanted "in" on the whole paranormal-romance love-triangle fad, which is terribly exhausted nowadays. And the worst part is, it isn't even a necessary or interesting love triangle. As I said before, it's pretty obvious that Fax will prevail, or else a bunch of screaming fangirls will go kill James Patterson or something. Not only that, but Dylan is pretty much the most pointless character of all time. He has no history, no backstory––just out of the blue, "Oh, here's the guy we designed to be your soul mate!" And he has no personality whatsoever. He's nice, and he can sing. Yup. That's about it. Other than that, he's not a character at all. He's just a prop. Also, it's totally creepy that the scientist people are telling Max and Dylan to go off and have kids with each other, because ... um ... THEY'RE FIFTEEN. EEW. Although, that's supposed to be bad. I'm pretty sure.

Then the whole thing with Fang and "Maya" (aka Max II, aka Max's clone) is just ... Oh, jeez. Why. WHY?! I hate Fang more than ever before, now. He seems so dang shallow––like, "Oh, i can't be with Max so I guess I'll go for her clone. She looks just like Max so GOOD ENOUGH!" And then he has to go be all like, "Psh, that's not the reason I like her. She's her own individual person!" Pardon my French, but ... BULLSHIT. Like Dylan, she is just a prop. She doesn't have a personality, she is made of cardboard, she doesn't give any kind of background information about herself ... Basically, she has no depth at all. I don't get what the point is.

And now ... THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN TOTALLY FORGOTTEN AND/OR NEGLECTED IN THIS BOOK:

- Max seems to have forgotten all the creepy stuff Angel did in the last book ... like, how she had no emotional reaction when she predicted Fang's death, and how she threatened to shoot Max, etc. Max is still like, "Angel is my innocent little darling!" And throughout the book, Angel acts all cute and innocent as if nothing happened at all. Like, really? Could we see a LITTLE more tension between these two? Not to mention Angel is 7 and acts like she's at least 12 ... Trust me. I have five younger siblings of a wide variety of ages.

- Well ... pretty much the personalities of all the characters have been completely forgotten. There was plenty of focus on Max, Fang, Dylan, Angel, etc. in this book, but Iggy, Gazzy, and Nudge have kind of faded to the background. What happened to Gazzy and his super-farts and stuff? What happened to Nudge being annoying and talkative? What happened to Iggy being ... Oh wait, he never really had a personality anyway. Never mind.

- The Voice has STILL not been explained in the least. And it barely even shows up anymore. It shows up maybe every 200 pages or so, now, only to say things that aren't very important. You can tell the writer is like, "Oh yeah, the Voice ... forgot about that. It'll just say something random here. Ladida. Moving on ..." Max doesn't even seem to question it or worry about it anymore, which is odd.

- Ari was barely mentioned at ALL in this book, which I found a bit infuriating. There was potential for a really interesting relationship between Ari and Max (okay okay not THAT KIND of relationship. I know they're siblings. Stop puking.) But it's totally been ruined, because Max seems to have forgotten all about him. Shouldn't she have much more of an emotional reaction? I mean, he died right in front of her ... just when she was starting to forgive him and whatnot. There was potential for something SO INTERESTING there, but the author dropped it like a hot potato and left it to rot. *sigh*

- There are tons of super-abilities the writer has given to the characters and completely forgotten about ever since, such as: Nudge being magnetic, Nudge being a magical computer hack, Nudge able to sense who touched certain objects, Angel being able to morph her head, all of the Flock being able to breathe underwater, Fang being invisible-ish, Iggy being able to see white, Iggy being able to tell what color things are by touching them, Gazzy's super-farts ... You get the idea.

- Didn't the Erasers come back in the last book? And they were not in this book at all, as far as I remember. Also in the last book, Max referred back to the whole turning-into-an-Eraser thing from the second book, but then it was forgotten about AGAIN.

Okay, I just don't even know what to say about this book anymore. I feel like I had a lot more to complain about, but I'm drained now and it's not really worth it. Long story short, this series has gone completely downhill, the plot is all over the place, nothing is ever resolved and no questions are ever answered, more and more pointless characters keep getting added, and the main characters never have emotional reactions to anything anymore. I'm sad.

But supposedly, the next book is the last one. So, YAY! I'll be relieved when they're over ... and I'm curious as to whether any of the problems will actually be resolved. We'll seeeee. ...more

I'm just wondering how many more books in this series there are going to be. Even the description admits it: "evil scientists are still trying to convince Max that she needs to save the world..." STILL?! Come on Mr. Patterson, how much more can you drag this out? Seriously, here are my suggestions:

--------------------------------------Edit 3/17--------------------I'm just wondering how many more books in this series there are going to be. Even the description admits it: "evil scientists are still trying to convince Max that she needs to save the world..." STILL?! Come on Mr. Patterson, how much more can you drag this out? Seriously, here are my suggestions:

1. Angel can stay. Don't kill her off, or I will cry.2. Fang can... I don't even know. Be happy on his own with the Fang gang, I guess.3. Let Max save the world.4. Give the Flock a happy ending.5. And a new suggestion: Keep Dylan around!...more

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,
click here.NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOANGEL IS GETTING A BOOK?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!But the she-demon is evil she nearly got the flock killed and caused Max and Fang to break up for 20 years!!!! Yet she gets a book.What are you thinking J.P.Max is believing that Dylan is her perfect match, seriously thats impossible. You better fix this mess J.P or you will be slaughtered by vicious fangirls.

This series should have ended three books ago, before all that stupid global warming stuff. And I hear there will be yet ANOTHER book coming out after this. I LOVE Maximum Ride, but seriously, even good things have to come to an end. And if this ends up like all the other series I read that went on too long, the series is only gonna get worse. From what I've read of Angel, that's the way it's going to be.

I mean, issues:

-Dylan. Ewwwww. Just, no.-Fang leaves. News flash James Patterson. Fang is onThis series should have ended three books ago, before all that stupid global warming stuff. And I hear there will be yet ANOTHER book coming out after this. I LOVE Maximum Ride, but seriously, even good things have to come to an end. And if this ends up like all the other series I read that went on too long, the series is only gonna get worse. From what I've read of Angel, that's the way it's going to be.

I mean, issues:

-Dylan. Ewwwww. Just, no.-Fang leaves. News flash James Patterson. Fang is one of the ONLY reasons people read Maximum Ride. In fact, I think it should be called Fang, not Maximum Ride.-Angel. I get that Max still sees her as a little, well, angel, but she ISN'T! She is a backstabbing trouble maker with an ironic name.-The Voice. Ignoring the fact that the idea of a Voice is stupid, the voice is a hipocrite. "Fang is your soulmate." So Max listens to the Voice, and dates him. Then the Voice is like "Dylan is your perfect other half." Would the Voice just make up his (her?) mind?-Iggy. Gazzy. Nudge. Iggy again(cause I love him). So, when did these characters become, like, non-exsistant? They havn't done anything substantial in a while.-Plot. Find one.

There's more, but I'm too lasy to type it. But I think I'm alowed to be too lasy to type the issues if James Patterson is too lazy to fix them.All I can say is that I hope I'm not wasting my money on yet another dissapointing sequel.

AFTER READING:

Worst. Max. Ride. Book. Ever.

You could tell just by they way he ended it in a cliff hanger that he didn't know how many people would buy it.

One thing about people is they change, but I can guarentee that no one does so much so fast. Fang. Max. Angel. They are COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PEOPLE!!!!

And let's also point who was in, maybe, 5 chapters in the book.-Iggy-Nudge-Jeb-Ella-Dr. Martinez-Voice-Akila-Total-Gazzy

The "Fang Gang" nobodys that we don't care about got more mention than really anyone above.

I believe that JP is forgeting who is in his books, and what powers they had, because, no one really used their powers eccept for the Fang Gang.

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FANG BECAME A JERK!!!!!!!!!!!!! :_(

yeah. i know. suckish and it ruined the whole thing. "Maya" (Max II) is stupid and how could he just replace Max with her?...more

Angel. Must. Die. ‘Nuff said >.< Gawwwww she is SO lucky I can't sprout my own pair of wings on command, otherwise she'd need a bunker to hide in! She's such a backstabbing little BRAT! WHYYYYY hasn't Max kicked her butt already?! She needs a good old fashion SMACK UPSIDE THE HEAD!!!! Anyway....... Dear Fang, I miss you! Max has lost her mind! This stupid Dylan kid is moving in on your girl man! Are you gonna take that?! NO!!! No we’re not! You KNOW you can’t stand the guy. Heck, I wanna kAngel. Must. Die. ‘Nuff said >.< Gawwwww she is SO lucky I can't sprout my own pair of wings on command, otherwise she'd need a bunker to hide in! She's such a backstabbing little BRAT! WHYYYYY hasn't Max kicked her butt already?! She needs a good old fashion SMACK UPSIDE THE HEAD!!!! Anyway....... Dear Fang, I miss you! Max has lost her mind! This stupid Dylan kid is moving in on your girl man! Are you gonna take that?! NO!!! No we’re not! You KNOW you can’t stand the guy. Heck, I wanna kill him and he’s not even REAL! So quit being stupid and get your butt back here! Kick his butt!! (but don’t touch his face cuz he’s still a hottie ^^) Love, UberFanWhoWishesAngelWouldDieAlready..

Ok so I'm in love with the Maximum Ride Series and have read every book twice. I like the Illustrated versions but they got Fang and Nudge all wrong. Anyway, back to Angel.... I agree with many others that James Patterson should really include Nudge, Gazzy and Iggy more. I'm tired of everything always being about Max or Angel. Here's what should happen:

1) Max should fall for Dylan 2) Fang should find out and become jealous causing him to come back and fight for Max3) Angel should DIE (and bringOk so I'm in love with the Maximum Ride Series and have read every book twice. I like the Illustrated versions but they got Fang and Nudge all wrong. Anyway, back to Angel.... I agree with many others that James Patterson should really include Nudge, Gazzy and Iggy more. I'm tired of everything always being about Max or Angel. Here's what should happen:

1) Max should fall for Dylan 2) Fang should find out and become jealous causing him to come back and fight for Max3) Angel should DIE (and bring Total with her...)4) Nudge, Gazzy and Iggy should be much more important5) Ari should come back, I miss him

Here's what will actually happen:

1) Max will fall for Dylan2) Fang will find out and be totally fine with it3) Angel will save the world with Total (and won't die) :(4) Nudge, Gazzy and Iggy will once again be left out from everything important5) Ari will remain DEAD

Sadly we all know this is mostly true. Sigh. And James Patterson, I might be a crazy fan girl but i promise not to kill you and burn your books like some others said they would. That's just plain creepy....more

Ok so I have been waiting for this book since... well since 'Fang' came out!! I love this series, but I have to say that... 'FANG' WAS THE WORST BOOK EVER!!! Why? I'll tell you why:

Number 1: Fang fricking left!! WTF!! How could he? ~sob~ I nearly cried, and after I got over my sadness I threw the book at a wall (or at least I wanted to).Number 2: Dylan? Really? SERIOUSLY?! No way. No fricking way!! That cannot happen!! Fax forever!!Number 3: I despiseQuick Warning, contains spoilers from book 6

Ok so I have been waiting for this book since... well since 'Fang' came out!! I love this series, but I have to say that... 'FANG' WAS THE WORST BOOK EVER!!! Why? I'll tell you why:

Number 1: Fang fricking left!! WTF!! How could he? ~sob~ I nearly cried, and after I got over my sadness I threw the book at a wall (or at least I wanted to).Number 2: Dylan? Really? SERIOUSLY?! No way. No fricking way!! That cannot happen!! Fax forever!!Number 3: I despise Angel and always will. I don't care how cute she is and little and blah blah blah, she's a demon. Why can't they see that?Number 4: Iggy, hello?! He should be next. I adore Iggy and he deserves a turn. Number 5: And finally... MATING?! Umm, is it just me or is that very weird?

~Sigh~ Well I'm glad thats out of my system. I'm so scared this one is going to be even worse the the 6th one (oh please no!) But, you know what? I'm gonna ~gulp~... I'm gonna... READ IT! Good luck to every one else is is brave enough to as well....more

Because it is a Maximum Ride a novel, it deserves at least a 4, but based on the decisions made in this book, it deserves a 1.

The characters in this book suck, the only part i liked in the book was when Gazzy said on the plane"So, Max and Dylan are supposed to go off to Germany and have kids . . .", and Max and Fang hate each other. Here is a list of the characters i hate the most in this book.

1. Max2. Dylan3. Maya

Why do I hate Max . . . ?1. She lets Dylan make out with heMAJOR SPOILER ALERTS!!!

Because it is a Maximum Ride a novel, it deserves at least a 4, but based on the decisions made in this book, it deserves a 1.

The characters in this book suck, the only part i liked in the book was when Gazzy said on the plane"So, Max and Dylan are supposed to go off to Germany and have kids . . .", and Max and Fang hate each other. Here is a list of the characters i hate the most in this book.

1. Max2. Dylan3. Maya

Why do I hate Max . . . ?1. She lets Dylan make out with her even though she doesn't know how she feels.2. She is convinced Fang doesn't love her (did she even read the letter he gave to her!!!)3. She hates Fang for replacing her with a clone (when they are just friends) when she obviously replaced Fang with Dylan!!4. When Fang BRUSHES, let me repeat, BRUSHES away a strand of hair, she gets furious with Fang about replacing her, but continues to make out with Dylan. Am i the only one who finds this hypocritical?5. She can't accept the fact that Dylan has to die. 6. It doesn't bother her that Dylan doesn't know why he loves her, and is only 6 MONTHS OLD!!

Dylan . .1. He deserves to die.

Maya . .1. She deserves to die also.

okay, seriously James Patterson, this needs to stop. The love triangle you are creating here just sucks, and hopefully, this will all be fixed with the final book you are writing. Max needs to end up with Fang. here are some possible ways you can end the book.

1. Because Dylan is 15 when he is actually 6 months old, his life is accelerated, creating an early death for him. Fang and max get back together. Maya gets upset, and leaves.

2. Max+Dylan, and Fang+Maya= i burn the book.

3. Because dylan is programmed to love Max, he also loves Maya, and ends up with her. Fang, and Max.

4. Everyone dies in the act of saving the world.

5. Dylan and Maya die.

There are plenty of other ways to end the book, but i think mostly everyone will like the book a lot better, if it either ended with options 1, 3, and 5.

Leave a comment if you have some other idea to how the book will end:)...more

If I had enjoyed books 4 and 5, I actually might be excited about this.

But seriously, James Patterson should have ended this series a LONG time ago. Books 4 & 5 were immensely boring and seemed like fillers. But maybe that's just me. I mean, what's the deal with all of this eco-friendly crap?

Seriously?

The answer: sadly, yes.

Personally, I despise Angel. Here Max is, practically being her friggin mom and saving her butt, and all Angel does is push Max out of the Flock and declare herself leadeIf I had enjoyed books 4 and 5, I actually might be excited about this.

But seriously, James Patterson should have ended this series a LONG time ago. Books 4 & 5 were immensely boring and seemed like fillers. But maybe that's just me. I mean, what's the deal with all of this eco-friendly crap?

Seriously?

The answer: sadly, yes.

Personally, I despise Angel. Here Max is, practically being her friggin mom and saving her butt, and all Angel does is push Max out of the Flock and declare herself leader. She's a six year old, let alone a minor character. I can safely say this kid is a winged brat. She should've fallen from heaven a while ago.

And then DYLAN? Where did HE come from? He just randomly pops out of nowhere and makes Fang THE BEST GUY IN THIS FORMERLY AWESOME TURNED TERRIBLE SERIES leave! Furthermore, he reminds me of Justin Bieber, which is never a good thing. Maybe, if we're lucky, he'll turn out to be gay and we'll all be happy again. Or happier than we were.

And now there's going to be a second flock?!?! ARE MY EARS WORKING?!?!

Oh god please people, do not get your hopes up, because you will be greatly disappointed....more

Recommends it for: Everyone who wants to know what JP is up to in this lovely little BOOK.

**CONTAINS SOME SPOILERS. YOU SHOULD SERIOUSLY READ THE PAST BOOKS IF YOUR GONNA READ THIS ONE.**

Well, maybe a two-and-a-half?

I don't have high hopes for this book, really. Fang was just... Extremely extended Drabble. Just saying.

I mean, I loooove Fang himself. Reading the first four books, I thought to the side, "Aww, they're perfect for each other! They HAVE to get together! :3" Then reading Max, "Oh, YES! Finally! :D" Come Fang, and here's what I thought. "-___- Oh, please."

Last time I chec**CONTAINS SOME SPOILERS. YOU SHOULD SERIOUSLY READ THE PAST BOOKS IF YOUR GONNA READ THIS ONE.**

Well, maybe a two-and-a-half?

I don't have high hopes for this book, really. Fang was just... Extremely extended Drabble. Just saying.

I mean, I loooove Fang himself. Reading the first four books, I thought to the side, "Aww, they're perfect for each other! They HAVE to get together! :3" Then reading Max, "Oh, YES! Finally! :D" Come Fang, and here's what I thought. "-___- Oh, please."

Last time I checked, the Flock was on the run, kicking Eraser butt. Then the ever so wonderful JP (Erhem!) goes and gets rid of the Erasers waaaay too abruptly. It made me happy that the Flock could relax and such, but after a whole book of NOTHING, I was tired of it. I missed the old times, when I was actually FRUSTRATED that the Flock was fighting constantly. But yeah, I got my wish, and the cliche :be careful what you wish for" hindered very, very true. Sigh...

ANYWAYS, here's what I think, on the Fang-Gone-Random-Hot-Dude-Appears situation...

Eff Dylan. Where in the world did this guy even come from? Sometimes I wonder what goes through JP's head when he writes this stuff. The dumb, corny letter was horrid. Since when does Fang spill his guts like THAT. Pfft, I'm still convinced that someone wrote that letter FOR him. Anyways, in one sentence, let me sum up my thoughts:

"Dylan sucks, come back Fang-ster!"

I reeeally do expect Fang to come back and for everything to just... You know, work out. But I wouldn't be surprised if JP killed Fang off. You know, to spice up the series. :\

BUT enough of THAT.

I'm worried about when that menace to society Angel is gonna start up a flock and I dunno, kill Max. Hehehe. That girl scares the heck outta me. She was so cute and sweet, though. I think a part of me can't let that go, you know..?

And when are Iggy, Nudge and Gazzy are gonna I dunno, PLAY SOME PART IN THE SERIES? Mehhh... I love them alot. O.o

Yeah, yeah, I'm almost done...

Now, my reaction to that little preview of Angel. I really got my hopes up until, you know... Dylan came and well.... Yeah. >.< Then that breeding thing...? Jeepers. O.o Especially when Dylan had a glimmer of HOPE in his eyes, I was convinced...

Dylan is a PERVERT. Max wants to MARRY FANG. (Bahaha, I never thought Max would think like that.) Angel is BIPOLAR. Jeb is still a WEIRDO. I've never almost pucked because of a book until NOW. I'm gonna read this book, even if it KILLS ME!

That's it. Of course I'm reading it. As puke worthy as the idea is, we all wanna know how Max deals with this... "Breeding thingy."

(sad sigh)You know how some books make you squeal in delight once you buy them, even if you know bad things are going to happen in that book? You just have to be happy, because you love the series and the characters and you know it'll all be alright, even if you also have an inkling that some of the main characters are going to die?Yeah. I don't feel that anymore for this series.The first three books, they were great. The series could have--and maybe should have--ended there. And why? Because th(sad sigh)You know how some books make you squeal in delight once you buy them, even if you know bad things are going to happen in that book? You just have to be happy, because you love the series and the characters and you know it'll all be alright, even if you also have an inkling that some of the main characters are going to die?Yeah. I don't feel that anymore for this series.The first three books, they were great. The series could have--and maybe should have--ended there. And why? Because the enemy was the School. They were a believable foe, someone you know you hate but are glad for, in a way, because they'll always be there to rip your guts open. Now, though, I have honestly no idea who the enemy is anymore. (Well, I know Angel is an antagonist. I mean, she's betrayed the flock time after time, and they're all gullible enough to take her back, just waiting to see what evil thing she'll do next.) Anyway, the enemy was global warming, I think. Then it was Mr. Chu. Then it was the guy who created Dylan. Now it's, I don't know, people who want to kill the human race, and for good reason I might add. You don't know if Jeb is good or evil, although if you look at his personality, he may care for Max, but he's evil to the core. I wish I could get all my frustrations out but it's kind of wordless, ya know? There's only one more thing I have to say: Mr. Patterson, let the series come to an end. The books are fine, but the characters are...well, not. RIP Maximum RIde.

Oh, and that whole "Save the planet: Kill the humans" thing sounds a lot like what Jeb's group of evil cohorts tried to do with the half and half plan or whatever it's called....more

Oh my gosh, what is he thinking?? I mean seriously I love most of his books, and all of the Maximum Ride books but there are most definatly sevral flaws.... okay alot of flaws. Why the hell is he allowing Angel into the Flock again, I mean what dose she have to do to get offically kicked out? kill one of them? take over the world? betray them for the upteenth time? Also why the heck did Fang leave... I mean statistically I see why he had too but this is basically what happened

Fang: I love you MOh my gosh, what is he thinking?? I mean seriously I love most of his books, and all of the Maximum Ride books but there are most definatly sevral flaws.... okay alot of flaws. Why the hell is he allowing Angel into the Flock again, I mean what dose she have to do to get offically kicked out? kill one of them? take over the world? betray them for the upteenth time? Also why the heck did Fang leave... I mean statistically I see why he had too but this is basically what happened

Fang: I love you Max

Max: I love you too

Fang: We will always be together

Max: Oh Fang..

Fang: Exept I am going to ditch you now and refuse to see you ever again until at least 20 years from now.

Max: But Fang...

Fang: bye

Max: NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! FANG!!!!!!!!!!! *sobs for weeks*

Dylan: Hi

Max: LEAVE ME ALONE!!! I HATE YOU!!!

Dylan: but we are made for each other

Max: you know what... your right..... I LOVE YOU!!!

Dylan: I LOVE YOU TOO!!

Dose he not see how wrong that is.. I love Fang and he better come back and take Max back and KILL DYLAN! Also will he PLEASE include Iggy and Nudge and Gazzy more. I mean SERIOUSLY its always 'Max and Fang' that or 'Angel is a traitor' this and the rest of the flock are always left out. Oh and Total is cute and all but... he is starting to get pretty pointless, so unless James Patterson has any secret plan for him I think he should go. And what is all this nonsense about Angel saving the world.. I mean she is A FIGGIN 7 YEAR OLD!! and aside from that she is a TRAITOR, and I bet you she will betray the Flock at least 5 more times before this series ends witch it looks like wont be for a while.... I just hope he hurries up and gets this series back on track.

I freakin' NEED this book! My life depends on it! Well, not really, but I'm obsessed with the Maximum Ride series and I don't know if I can wait till next year!

Update:

Finally! Finally I have this book in my hands! Now, let's see if it lives up to the Maximum Ride name.

Yet again...another update:

I just finished this book today and, to my surprise, I really liked it. I mean, I totally ship FAX, but I wouldn't mind it if Max and Dylan got together. I'm still kinda angry at Fang for leaving Max in tI freakin' NEED this book! My life depends on it! Well, not really, but I'm obsessed with the Maximum Ride series and I don't know if I can wait till next year!

Update:

Finally! Finally I have this book in my hands! Now, let's see if it lives up to the Maximum Ride name.

Yet again...another update:

I just finished this book today and, to my surprise, I really liked it. I mean, I totally ship FAX, but I wouldn't mind it if Max and Dylan got together. I'm still kinda angry at Fang for leaving Max in the first place (I know, I know, he's not real, but STILL!). Also, I like the fact that in this book there is an ACTUAL bad guy! Max isn't chasing after some vague "save the world" nonsense. They actually have to stop an evil organization from destroying the world! And to that I say, HALLELUJAH!!! I was really starting to doubt James Patterson's ability to come up with antagonists. The closest thing Max had to one was the School and that hasn't been around since, like, the third book.Anyway, enough of my ranting, I really enjoyed this book. I think it's going to be one of my favorites. Not because of the fighting or the romance, but because Max really matured throughout this book. She showed another side of her personality. Instead of being tough and emotionless all of the time, she showed a more vulnerable side. And I think that gave her more depth as a character, in my opinion anyway....more

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,
click here.*Sigh* What the heck?! When I read FANG I nearly sobbed. Fang is the BEST character in the WORLD. I <3 Fang. WHAT IS UP WITH MAX AND DYLAN? I hate Dylan. He made Fang leave! Like I said I LOVE FANG. I HATE DYLAN. And Angel.. this friggin' 6 year can't save the world! She's gonna betray everyone. -_- And Max, she needs to learn a little. FANG I LOVE YOU! YOU'RE LEAVING OH NO! I LOVE DYLAN!! I used to love Max, now I despise her. AND MATING? DYLAN AND MAX HAVE TO MATE?? THAT'S AWFUL. I don't wa*Sigh* What the heck?! When I read FANG I nearly sobbed. Fang is the BEST character in the WORLD. I <3 Fang. WHAT IS UP WITH MAX AND DYLAN? I hate Dylan. He made Fang leave! Like I said I LOVE FANG. I HATE DYLAN. And Angel.. this friggin' 6 year can't save the world! She's gonna betray everyone. -_- And Max, she needs to learn a little. FANG I LOVE YOU! YOU'RE LEAVING OH NO! I LOVE DYLAN!! I used to love Max, now I despise her. AND MATING? DYLAN AND MAX HAVE TO MATE?? THAT'S AWFUL. I don't want to read this book but I have to find out with happens! WHY DID FANG HAVE TO LEAVE? Grrr. James Patterson, if you make Max and Dylan mate I will never read one of your books AGAIN!...more

Angel is a butt poop!!! Shes scary with that "I want to lead the flock" thing! And now shes ganna be the herion? NO! And Yeah, when does Iggy get his turn to be all awesome? I was very excited for this book to come out and now, not so much. Fang is amazing, how could Max not wait for him? He did what he thought was right. Whatever.

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,
click here.A note on Max and Dylan/Max and Fang...

Okay, James Patterson, MAKE UP YOUR MIND ALREADY. Is Max gonna be with Fang or with Dylan? Personally, I would PREFER (Note: Prefer meaning, I would be eternally happy if you did it, and burn all the books if you didn't) if Max and Fang are together, but, hey, it's your call. Please, make the right one. The only MAJORLY annoying thing about romance in this book, was the Dylan/Fang thing. So, is Max like "Oh, well, since Fang's gone, I guess I should just liA note on Max and Dylan/Max and Fang...

Okay, James Patterson, MAKE UP YOUR MIND ALREADY. Is Max gonna be with Fang or with Dylan? Personally, I would PREFER (Note: Prefer meaning, I would be eternally happy if you did it, and burn all the books if you didn't) if Max and Fang are together, but, hey, it's your call. Please, make the right one. The only MAJORLY annoying thing about romance in this book, was the Dylan/Fang thing. So, is Max like "Oh, well, since Fang's gone, I guess I should just like Dylan now, right?" and Fang's basically like "Max is gone. Boohoo. I'll just hang out and do my own thing now." Ugh, I mean, really? Max and Fang DESERVE to be together, I think that's, like, a mutual decision between all readers. Dylan stinks, Fang Forever. James Patterson, if you're reading this, PLEASE don't have Max get together with that newbie hunka-junka. Fang has been around since the first flippin' book, and Max and Fang LOVE each other. Dylan is "imprinted" with Max, but that doesn't mean she is imprinted with him! She should go with Fang. Fang likes her. She likes Fang. It works. Dylan can hook up with Max II. It's settled. Cuz, ya know, I don't know about anybody ELSE, but I think that Dylan is a little...new. Max hardly KNOWS him. She knows Fang like the back of her hand. It's not that complicated, guys.

A note on Angel...

I loved, loved, loved, loved, loved Angel in this book!!!!!!!!!!! ...let's backtrack a bit. So, I LOVED Angel in the first book, thought she was still pretty cool in the second book, started to think she was a little creepy in the third, disliked her in the fourth book, HATED her in the fifth book, but, James Patterson, did you resurrect an epic character or what? Now she's, like, all "Max, do what YOU think!! I believe in you!" stuff instead of "Max, I should be the leader! Not YOU!". I like her this way. Of course, I sobbed my head off when she supposedly died then went "Oh, WHEW" when I realized she wasn't actually dead. THANK YOU JAMES FOR NOT KILLING A AWESOME-THEN-EVIL-THEN-AWESOME CHARACTER!!!!!!

A Note on Fang's Gang...

Remind me again, what was the point of Fang leaving? So Max could hook up with Dylan?? So Fang could start his little club? Fang's Gang was probably my least favorite part of the book. They were all arguing at one point and then they seemed pretty invincible at other times. It was a bit of a stretch on James Patterson's part, and I didn't really like it. And the whole "replace Max with Max II" was stupid. I mean, really, Fang? Go away from Max then expect her to give you a warm welcome when you come back when you've been chillin' with her clone? Plus a bunch of other honkidy-donks? Ratchet was fine, Star and Kate were annoying, Holden was weird with his Starfish stuff, Max II (or should I say Maya?) was downright OBNOXIOUS. Argh. Then, of course, Fang gets all angry at Max because she likes Dylan...I mean, dude, seriously, you LEFT HER. That doesn't mean that I like Dylan, cuz I hate 'im, it just means that Fang is being a little hypocritical towards Max...dontcha think?

A Note on Iggy...

To all those fans who kept saying "It's Iggy's Turn!" and "the book should be named IGGY! Not ANGEL!", well, unless you wanted an entire book devoted to Iggy being in the looney bin believing in the one light (which was sorta the only major role he played)? Think about it. It would've been a short, and BORING book. Face it. It WAS Angel's turn. Course, hopefully the next one will be named GAZZY, but I doubt it. Oh, and the entire Iggy + Ella thingy was SOOO cute! :) I never expected them to like each other, and when they were all cosy-cosy it was, honestly, quite adorable. Call me easily persuaded, but I think that they should be together. James Patterson, please, listen too all this stuff, 'mkay?

A Note on Gazzy...

*Sniffle* I feel bad for the poor kid. He's my #1 favorite character (Well, he and Max are tied), and I wish he could've disabled those bombs. He had it in him. He's still epic, though. REALLY epic. But, another thing, he like "didn't save Jeb", remember? So, what, is this James Patterson's "Let's make Gazzy look bad" book? It's okay, man, but, please, give the kid a break.

A note on Dylan...

Jeez, dude, seriously. I wish Dylan would REALIZE THAT MAX LIKES FANG AND VICE VERSA. Why can't he un-imprint Max? Why??? He's a newbie and seemingly invincible. Max deserves somebody that's, *cough*, MILDLY normal, know what I mean? And, Max is supposed to be Miss My-Way, and she seems to be falling a little bit to Dylan against her will...anybody else notice the dramatic change? It might just be Fang leaving, or it might just be Dylan's secret evil mind controlling powers that we'll learn about in book 8, because Dylan is actually helping Dr. Gunther Hagen...which reminds me of the next thing I need to mention...

A note on Max's Mom, Jeb and Dr. Gunther Hagen...

What happened to THEM? They were there at the begginning, then POOF. Gone. Whoosh. Forgotten. I hope they find them in the next book. Oh, and Ella too! Let's find Ella too. Don't forget about that. That would be bad, JP. VERY bad. VERY, VERY, VERY bad.

On a whole, this was an AMAZING book. Though my review probably sounds a bit negative... Whatever. I LOVED this book, and it was DEFINITELY one of the better ones in the series (i.e. Better than Final Warning). Call me biased towards books where Max and Fang are together, but ANGEL was NOT as good as FANG, or MAX, but it was REALLY close. I can't wait for the last book!!!!

Did anybody else notice how James Patterson said that the last Max Ride book would be released in February of 2012? 2012??? That's the supposed "end of the world" year, right?

Angel - Continuing the Twilightification of The Maximum Ride Series or saving it from a fate worse then death? SPOILERS!

First, Uh, Angel it's Iggy's turn to have the spotlight. :/ Poor Iggy, it looks as if he's been pushed to the side in the Max Ride novels. He had the potential to be such a great character too...

Secondy, JP, I honestly hope this book is better the past three. Everything after the third book has just been so... Bland. I've been so disappointed with the direction these books haveAngel - Continuing the Twilightification of The Maximum Ride Series or saving it from a fate worse then death? SPOILERS!

First, Uh, Angel it's Iggy's turn to have the spotlight. :/ Poor Iggy, it looks as if he's been pushed to the side in the Max Ride novels. He had the potential to be such a great character too...

Secondy, JP, I honestly hope this book is better the past three. Everything after the third book has just been so... Bland. I've been so disappointed with the direction these books have been taking.

First the message "SAVE THE WORLD AND GO GREEN." was stuck upon these books like some company paid JP to add the message to the books or something. With book 5, Fang, the Maximum Ride series begun falling into the dark depths of the Twilight universe, perhaps to never return.

I can see Mr Patterson is attempting to leap onto the Twilight bandwagon, like every freaking other new teen release out there. Max is meant to be with FANG. Not Dylan. This was established in the first books.

I hope Angel will turn things around and bring back the brilliant world of Maximum Ride that I fell in love with back in books 1 - 3, because Maximum Ride was once my favorite series of all time. :(...more

Max is dealing. With being followed all around by the I-have-been-programmed-for-you-Dylan. With saving the world—naturally. And with the heartbreak of losing Fang.

It’s bad enough that he left—for a whole other section of the country. And that he’s setting up his own team of kids as if Max and the flock aren’t good enough. But then . . . he goes and invites Max’s clone onto his team!

There is going to be a reckoning. Soon.

Fun. What more can I say? Isn’t that what Maximum Ride is all about? I loveMax is dealing. With being followed all around by the I-have-been-programmed-for-you-Dylan. With saving the world—naturally. And with the heartbreak of losing Fang.

It’s bad enough that he left—for a whole other section of the country. And that he’s setting up his own team of kids as if Max and the flock aren’t good enough. But then . . . he goes and invites Max’s clone onto his team!

There is going to be a reckoning. Soon.

Fun. What more can I say? Isn’t that what Maximum Ride is all about? I love it when a book pulls me along. Almost as if the wise-cracking narrator had wings:)...more

This is what I thought fang and max were like BEFORE I read this book:

Max: I'm sarcastic and seem indifferent, but I will never let go of the people that I love.Fang: I don't say much, or look like I feel much, but that's because I need to be there to hold the flock up. And to hold Max up. And that goes double for Max.

here's what they are like to me now.

Max: Oh my gosh, Fang went away, and I was like, sad for three days but then this super hot guy that I barely even know said he liked me so nowThis is what I thought fang and max were like BEFORE I read this book:

Max: I'm sarcastic and seem indifferent, but I will never let go of the people that I love.Fang: I don't say much, or look like I feel much, but that's because I need to be there to hold the flock up. And to hold Max up. And that goes double for Max.

here's what they are like to me now.

Max: Oh my gosh, Fang went away, and I was like, sad for three days but then this super hot guy that I barely even know said he liked me so now of course I like him. I mean, people say he's a robot, but he likes me, so that means i like him, right?Fang: I am the most selfless person in the world for leaving Max and totally did the right thing and besides, it was stupid that she was the leader. I mean, the flock? Fang's Gang RHYMES for god's sake so it's wayyy cooler. And now my love life is perfect since there's a clone who constantly reminds me that she's way better than Max and I guess she is. I mean, she likes me so that means I have to like her, right?

oh and there's Dylan.

Imagine what a conversation with him would be like:

Me: Hey.Dylan: hey, did you know I like Max?Me: Yeah, because you were programmed that wayDylan: But Max likes me too. and I like Max.Me: What about Fang? Doesn't Max like Fang?Dylan: But I like Max. Me: facepalm

well this book was the best!!! i really loved it but hate that i have to wait a year for the next one =[ such a cliff hanger !! grr ...and i dont care that in this book dylan is the "better guy" TEAM FANG ALL THE WAY!!!.. i mean like he will come around right>? =/

I CANT WAITTTT!!!!!!!!!but please let fang come back i LOVE him and everyone knows he and max belong together ... get the other guy that was "made for her" [BULL] out of the picture PLEASE !! let fang come back and lets hope angel hwell this book was the best!!! i really loved it but hate that i have to wait a year for the next one =[ such a cliff hanger !! grr ...and i dont care that in this book dylan is the "better guy" TEAM FANG ALL THE WAY!!!.. i mean like he will come around right>? =/

I CANT WAITTTT!!!!!!!!!but please let fang come back i LOVE him and everyone knows he and max belong together ... get the other guy that was "made for her" [BULL] out of the picture PLEASE !! let fang come back and lets hope angel has nothing to do with him going away more then she already does cause idk if i can stand it!!! ugh >:p

Please, no. Just...no. Hasn't this series been dragged through the mud enough? At least we'll get some closure to the ending of Fang. Hopefully this time the series'll be done for good-the phrase 'should have left well enough alone' comes to mind.

I recently read Angel and Fang, and I have like a billion complaints. I'm actually disappointed for the most part considering this is one of my favorite book series ever. I loved the humor and the characters (before book #6) .The plot is getting a bit messy and it's pretty unorganized. I'm not sure if it was bad or good.WARNING, POSSIBLE SPOILERS:

I feel as if I have to put Max first.Max: Please, JP, I'm begging you, get rid of her mushy mushy-ness. I used to love Max, she was so bad ass and funnI recently read Angel and Fang, and I have like a billion complaints. I'm actually disappointed for the most part considering this is one of my favorite book series ever. I loved the humor and the characters (before book #6) .The plot is getting a bit messy and it's pretty unorganized. I'm not sure if it was bad or good.WARNING, POSSIBLE SPOILERS:

I feel as if I have to put Max first.Max: Please, JP, I'm begging you, get rid of her mushy mushy-ness. I used to love Max, she was so bad ass and funny and cool. Now she's sitting in a tree wallowing in self pity. A girl who had nothing, who was raised in a lab, has been kicking ass her whole life, should NOT be crying in a tree in self pity. I even dislike her now somewhat. The only reason it's only somewhat is because I become unusually attached to protagonists. I have an affinity towards them.

I miss Ari. He actually had reasons to do things, he actually had some depth. His death was really sad. I'm not going to lie, a few tears threatened to spill over when Max was reading Fang's departing letter, but I feel losing a brother forever is sadder than your boyfriend leaving you.

What's up with the Voice? First he's like, "Fang is your soul mate! HOORAY!" and now he's egging on all the Dylan crap. ...EH?

Erasers: They were soooo awesome. I miss them too :(

What happened to the entire School thing? That was one of the coolest things about Maximum Ride, and their determination to defeat the School.Now that they have, I don't know what to say.

Dylan? He is a shallow character, he has no depth, no importance, he is not a character that demands interest from me. "Mr. Perfect" is just a Mary Sue that has done nothing remarkable. If he and Max have kids, I have given up all hope for James Patterson. Who sings to get people to stop fighting? WTH? He is abusive towards Max. It looks like he's trying to beat her up in the first part. Why didn't his suicide work? *bursts into sobs*

Maya. I also hate Maya. She barely has any depth either.

Angel. Okay; I really, really like the old Angel. I completely hated her in Fang. I'm not into on/off characters that stab your back every time you turn around. I honestly wouldn't be too upset if she died. I have pretty mixed feelings for her atm.

Fang: JP ARE YOU AN IDIOT OF EPIC PORPORTIONS OR ARE YOU JUST... Fans eat up all the Fax stuff. They are a much better couple than Dylan and Max will ever be. Though, now I personally think Max should just dump both their asses and fly off.

Nudge, Izzy and Gazzy: NEED MORE SCREENTIME. They are awesome, and they should keep doing what they are doing because I have none to minor complaints about their characters. I think the only time I laughed in this book was when Iggy was posing as an angel.

Why is the book called Angel? The only part revolving around Angel was the last parts. The true heroine is not Angel. The series is called Maximum Ride. Has she even done anything except irritate people?

I am obviously going to read the last book because I am stubborn. If I was not stubborn I would have given up the Korean manhwa "Love in the Mask" the second Ji-Woong came in (btw, don't read it, the story has become increasingly stupid) and I just want to see the ending and get it over with.

I don't know, if you ask me, "Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports" was the funniest, the best, and the most well-written installation of the Maximum Ride series.

Right now I'm just going to have to believe JP planned all this as to get a bigger reaction when the last book becomes hilarious and awesome again. Atleast that's what I'm telling myself to stop my urges to destroy the book. Though I give JP sexy points for including manga and anime in the book. We otaku WILL rule the world!

2.5 stars, really. I enjoy James Patterson's straight to the point sort of writing. His books are (usually) fun, action packed, and never require a lot of brain power to "get." His books are very entertaining in a mindless fun kind of way. You don't have to think to much about them. Just sit back and enjoy the ride.

Lol. See what I did there? ;)

and I love the "maximum ride" series as a whole. Mutant kids? Mad scientists? Crazy science fiction monsters? Apocalypse? Yes! Sign me up! I very much li2.5 stars, really. I enjoy James Patterson's straight to the point sort of writing. His books are (usually) fun, action packed, and never require a lot of brain power to "get." His books are very entertaining in a mindless fun kind of way. You don't have to think to much about them. Just sit back and enjoy the ride.

Lol. See what I did there? ;)

and I love the "maximum ride" series as a whole. Mutant kids? Mad scientists? Crazy science fiction monsters? Apocalypse? Yes! Sign me up! I very much like Max as a main character. & fang is great to. (When they're not acting like inmature babies anyway. The whole cult plot line was good, and the end was very well done and dramatic. I love the new mutants fang has recruited even if we don't know much about them, the idea of more enhanced people fighting with the flock is awesome.

& Part of me did like how max and fang are struggling with their relationship. The tension between them and the love & heart break is actually really good. The other part hated the whole love triangle/square thing, but more on that in a minute.

But there are several things that take away from the overall enjoyment of this particular book, dragging down its rating.

Mainly, the inconsistency. Seriously. No planning at all seems to have gone into writing these books. They're fun sure, but the lack of direction is SUPER annoying.

:/ like with the plots & details & character development. Can some please tell me why max started out with blonde hair & now she has brown? :/ can someone please explain why angel was so fucking messed up and creepy in the last book but no one seems to care anymore. Where's the drama and tension? Why is she acting all sweet and innocent again and max is ok with it?! Or how it's gone from saving the world from apocalypse by big evil businesses & scientists to there's no way to stop the end of the world, so now max has to lead the mutants after almost all the humans die or whatever?

Another issue I have is Maya. There is just so much lost potential here! She has the beginnings of a great character, but nothing is done with her. :( she's just... There. No back story or anything. It's not fair! I want to know where "Max II" came from!

& the love triangle. Oh god, why was this needed? Because everyone else in the young adult industry is writing crappy love triangles, so we have to cash in? Mind you, it's not a terrible one, and mr. Patterson is actually really good at romance & messy break ups. But all this was just so not needed. There was enough drama between max & fang alone to keep things interesting. & both Dylan and Maya have so much room for development and back stories. But they're only being used here as props for max and fang to fight over. It's awful & a waste!

& again, what the fuck with angel!

Look, I did enjoy the book. I finished it in a few hours. & I just started "nevermore." So I'm still hanging in there for the end. I liked "maximum ride" it just suffers from poor planning. There were some issues, but all in all, "angel" is a ok book. Not great. But fun enough. Especially when we compare it to the hideous monstrosity of "the final warning." That book goes down in history as the worst of the "maximum ride" books....more

James Patterson has created more enduring fictional characters than any other novelist writing today with his Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women’s Murder Club, Private, NYPD Red, Daniel X, Maximum Ride, and Middle School series. As of January 2016, he has sold over 350 million books worldwide and currently holds the Guinness World Record for the most #1 New York Times bestsellers. In addition to writing the thriller novels for which he is best known, he also writes children’s, middle-grade, and young-adult fiction and is also the first author to have #1 new titles simultaneously on the New York Times adult and children’s bestsellers lists.

The son of an insurance salesman and a schoolteacher, Patterson grew up in Newburgh, New York, and began casually writing at the age of nineteen. In 1969, he graduated from Manhattan College. He was given a full ride to Vanderbilt University’s graduate program in English but dropped out after a year, knowing that he wouldn’t be able to continue reading and writing for pleasure if he became a college professor.

Instead, he moved to New York to become a junior copywriter for the advertising agency J. Walter Thompson, eventually becoming CEO of its North American company.

In 1976, while still working for J. Walter Thompson, Patterson published his first novel, The Thomas Berryman Number, with Little, Brown and Company. After being turned down by thirty-one publishers, it won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. Patterson’s 1993 novel, Along Came a Spider, his first novel to feature Alex Cross, was also his first New York Times bestseller in fiction.

In 2001, Morgan Freeman starred as Alex Cross in a film adaptation of Along Came a Spider, and Tyler Perry also played the character in the 2012 film Alex Cross. A film adaptation of Patterson’s middle-grade novel Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life will be released in theaters in October 2016.

For his initiatives to help kids become passionate readers and for his philanthropic efforts, Patterson was awarded the National Book Foundation’s 2015 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community.

James Patterson has donated more than one million books to students, emphasizing some of the most under-resourced schools and youth programs in the country. In 2015, Patterson donated $1.75 million to school libraries throughout the United States, and $250,000 in holiday bonuses to individual bookstore employees. He also gave $1 million to independent bookstores in 2014.

Patterson has recently donated over $26 million to his and his wife’s alma maters—the University of Wisconsin, Vanderbilt University, and Manhattan College—and he has established over four hundred Teacher Education Scholarships at twenty-four colleges and universities throughout the country. Patterson has also donated over 650,000 books to U.S. soldiers at home and overseas.

In May 2015, Patterson launched a new children’s book imprint at Little, Brown, called JIMMY Patterson, that is unwaveringly focused on one goal: turning kids into lifelong readers. This imprint also provides resources, strategies, and programs to serve teachers, parents, librarians, and booksellers. Patterson will be investing proceeds from the sales of JIMMY Patterson Books in pro-reading initiatives.

Patterson has also founded ReadKiddoRead.com, a website designed to help parents, teachers, and librarians ignite a new generation’s excitement for reading. ...more

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